Konoha: The Female Ninja Fell Apart After the Diary Was Exposed

Surprise flashed through Kurenai Yuhi's eyes at Hinata's words.

Then,

with Hinata's help, the two added each other as friends.

After learning the basics of the friends feature, Kurenai couldn't help marveling at it.

This power,

if used to pass along intelligence,

would be incredibly convenient.

But

none of that mattered most.

"Hinata, didn't you also receive rewards from the diary?"

"Were those rewards real?"

Kurenai asked expectantly.

"They were."

"Ms. Kurenai, it's because of the diary's rewards that I can beat Kiba and Shino so easily now."

Hinata Hyuga spoke softly.

At her words, Kurenai's chest began to rise and fall rapidly.

The rewards were real!

The Mysterious Diary really could boost a ninja's strength by a huge margin!

For a moment,

Kurenai's eyes burned with excitement.

After all,

what ninja didn't want to grow stronger?

"Hinata, could you introduce me to him?"

Kurenai asked Hinata Hyuga.

"Huh?"

"Why don't you go straight to Naruto-kun, Ms. Kurenai?"

Hinata Hyuga asked, puzzled.

"You're the little wife Naruto-kun dreams of marrying. An introduction from you would be better, of course."

Kurenai smiled.

Naruto Uzumaki's identity was too sensitive.

If she approached him out of the blue, she might cause trouble.

But if Hinata introduced them, it would all seem perfectly natural.

"Ms. Kurenai, don't tease me."

"Naruto-kun calls everyone his wife."

"Didn't he call you his wife in the diary too?"

Hinata Hyuga asked suddenly.

"Oh, so you're teasing your teacher now!"

Kurenai blushed at Hinata Hyuga's words.

Being called another man's wife was embarrassing enough. Having her student know about it made even Kurenai feel shy.

"Heehee... Ms. Kurenai, do you like Naruto-kun too?"

Seeing Kurenai blush, Hinata Hyuga grew bolder.

"As if I do!"

Kurenai tapped Hinata Hyuga on the head.

She was curious about Naruto Uzumaki, but liking him was another matter entirely.

"If you don't like Naruto-kun, Ms. Kurenai, then I'd better not introduce you."

Hinata Hyuga said it deliberately.

"You!"

For the sake of getting stronger, I'll put up with this!

Kurenai forced a smile.

"Fine, let's say I like Naruto-kun too."

"Hinata, sorry for the trouble."

A triumphant smile appeared on Hinata Hyuga's face at Kurenai's answer.

Ms. Kurenai could see what was written in the diary too.

If Hinata didn't drag her teacher into this as well, she would be too embarrassed to face the rest of the team.

With that thought, Hinata Hyuga took Kurenai's hand.

"That's wonderful, Kurenai! We're sisters from now on."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's Image Crumbled. Reward: Rasengan!

"You mean Ino and Sakura have diaries too, besides you?"

As they walked, Kurenai looked at Hinata Hyuga and asked curiously.

"That's right."

"We've added each other as friends, too."

Hinata Hyuga nodded.

Then

she invited Kurenai into the group chat the three of them had created.

Sakura Haruno: "Kurenai Yuhi... Who's that?"

Ino Yamanaka: "Hinata, why did you invite your Guiding Jonin too?"

Hinata Hyuga: "Kurenai has a diary too. We added each other as friends."

Sakura Haruno, Ino Yamanaka: "Kurenai?"

Kurenai Yuhi: "Hello, everyone. I'm Hinata's Guiding Jonin, Kurenai Yuhi."

Sakura Haruno: "Welcome!"

Ino Yamanaka: "Welcome!"

Reading the messages in the group, Kurenai felt her cheeks grow hot.

After all,

Hinata, Sakura, and Ino were all around Naruto's age. Compared to them, she seemed a little old.

After chatting briefly with Sakura and Ino, Kurenai put away her diary.

"Hinata, it looks like everyone Naruto named in his diary has a diary of their own."

Kurenai came to that conclusion after learning that Ino and Sakura had diaries too.

"We thought so too, but there's one thing we can't figure out."

"Naruto mentioned the Third Hokage in the diary. If the Third Hokage had one too, wouldn't the Anbu have taken Naruto into custody by now?"

Hinata Hyuga reasoned.

Naruto had made plenty of shocking claims in the diary.

If everyone he mentioned had a diary, surely the Anbu would have seized him by now?

"Then there's only one possibility."

"Only women mentioned in the diary—or rather, women Naruto calls his wives—receive diaries!"

Kurenai said firmly.

Hinata Hyuga's eyes lit up.

Of course!

If that was the case,

everything made sense.

"Kurenai, you're amazing."

Hinata Hyuga gave Kurenai a thumbs-up.

Kurenai rolled her eyes.

This Little Miss...

She's getting awfully comfortable calling me that.

At the Barbecue Restaurant.

Naruto Uzumaki sat in the innermost private room.

Since becoming a ninja, his life had grown much easier.

Eating yakiniku now and then was no problem at all.

As he ate the fragrant meat, Naruto Uzumaki took out his diary.

[Konoha's yakiniku really is good. It tastes great.]

[Thinking about it makes my blood boil.]

[The Fourth Hokage and Kushina were both genuine Kage-level powerhouses.]

[Even if Kushina rarely had a chance to leave the village because of her status, Minato was the Fourth Hokage. He completed 39 S-rank missions and 323 A-rank missions, not to mention countless lower-ranked ones. Yet they didn't leave me a single bit of inheritance.]

[Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō, those two bastards, are absolute scum.]

[If it weren't for them, I could eat yakiniku every day without a care.]

Reading the diary, the women's opinions of Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō sank even lower.

But they were also puzzled.

If Naruto really was the Fourth Hokage's son, why would Hiruzen Sarutobi treat him this way?

Just as they wondered about it, the diary updated again.

[Hmph!]

[To make me, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, easier to control, Hiruzen Sarutobi deliberately spread rumors that I was the Demon Fox. The whole village came to despise me.]

[He gave me a living allowance at the same rate as an ordinary orphan.]

[The money was barely enough for food and shelter, but expecting a child to take good care of himself while the entire village hated him was asking far too much.]

[He filled my life with darkness, then appeared as a kindly old grandfather to look after me.]

[Good thing I came to this world. Otherwise, if things had followed the Original Story, Hiruzen Sarutobi's plan really would have worked.]

Only then did everyone watching the diary understand.

No wonder Hiruzen Sarutobi had let Naruto live so miserably. He wanted better control over the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

For a moment,

the women's hearts went out to Naruto, and his suffering pained them deeply.